Kansas GOP Honcho Mike Brown Confronts MAGA Divided Party

This note we're sharing attempts to find a middle-ground but misses the big picture . . . 

ACTUALLY, IT'S THE MAGA "AMERICA FIRST" MOVEMENT THAT'S DIVIDING KANSAS REPUBLICANS!!!

Call it a fight over populism or just campaign tactics that stay winning by brash rhetoric. 

Either way . . . From our vantage . . .

In a debate that's really about branding and not policy . . . Many (but not all) middle-class & upwardly mobile Kansas Republicans feel alienated/intimidated by the MAGA movement and the rising influence of their working-class base who mostly are rallied by way of arguments that often play to the lowest common denominator.

Here's the newspaper perspective on the dilemma that might not be decided in November . . .

"Some disagreements over the Kansas Republican Party’s direction under Chair Mike Brown, a former Johnson County commissioner, raise questions about the unity of the party during a pivotal election cycle . . .

"A Johnson County Republican Party fundraiser earlier this year featured a booth where participants paid to attack an effigy of Democratic President Joe Biden. Brown said he did not plan the event or know about the booth ahead of time.

"He’s also recently made headlines for weekly newsletters featuring fiery language and the theory that a shadowy organization called the 'Deep State' controls parts of the government from behind the scenes."

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .

CJOnline: A behind-the-scenes look at why Kansas GOP Chair Mike Brown is facing a challenger